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December 28, 2012

Episode 080 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 080! Happy New Year, folks! Short and
sweet again this week, so you'll have plenty of time to spend with
friends and family...and just a bit of celebration. (And when you've
celebrated a little too much, you can catch up on those shows you may
have missed!) We'll see you again in 2013!

Don't forget to check out Jon Thelen of Lindy Fishing Tackle and host their new web series, Fishing Ed.

Keep those entries coming for our Rut Reports! I know the rut is winding down in most places, so we probably only have a couple more weeks of reports left!

December 10, 2012

Episode 076 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 076! Hooray! After some technical
difficulties, this week's podcast is finally up! I'm also happy because I
was able to have some company on this week's show – Carrie Zylka of "The Wild World of Carrie Z"
and Neil Morton, our head of feeder development – for a very
interesting discussion about another take on "Total Game Management".

November 28, 2012

Episode 075 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 075! It's the day before Thanksgiving and
everything is very quiet in the land of Moultrie, but I managed to get
the show out before we shut it down for the holiday break. Happy
Thanksgiving, everybody!

Episode 074 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 074! It's just me again – Lone Ranger
style– and with the craziness before a holiday, I'm keeping it short and
sweet this week! For your viewing entertainment, let me present "Frankenturkey"!

November 09, 2012

Episode 073 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 073! I'm doing the show solo this week (and
for the foreseeable future), but I'm happy to welcome back Commissioner
Barnett Lawley of the Alabama Department of Natural Resources to talk
about the result of the vote for the Forever Wild Land Trust
here in Alabama. I will do my best to continue to deliver quality shows
for all of our awesome listeners, and it's your support that keeps this
show going.

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week; I will do my best to get back into the mail bag next week (I hope)!
You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

October 25, 2012

Episode 071 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 071! We're back again! Sorry for no show
last week; we just ran out of week. To make up for that, we've got a
great show this week and we're gearing up for a very special guest next
week...so stay tuned for that one!

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

October 18, 2012

It’s not always a plan works in the great outdoors but it worked for me during the Kansas muzzleloader season. I had set up several ground blinds along bean fields on my eastern Kansas farm prior to the opening of the season. Tagging along on my first hunt of the season was my good friend, Ramsey. Ramsey had never been on a hunt in his life but his career involves marketing outdoor companies so he wanted to better understand the world of hunting.

After meeting Ramsey at the hotel Friday around 5:00 pm, we headed to the woods for our first sit. The blind we chose to sit in was on the edge of beans and was super easy to sneak into without spooking any deer. After we settled in it didn’t take too long for the action to begin.We ended up seeing a handful of young bucks and more than a dozen does. We backed out and headed in for the evening.

The next morning we decided to head right back to the same blind.The weather was cooler than it had been all week and the deer were on their feet. We had action as soon as daybreak hit. Early on it was mostly does and young bucks but around 8:00 am a 140-class ten pointer stepped out on the field. Wanting a more mature buck I chose to let the ten point walk, but five minutes later another buck walked onto the field just 230 yards from the blind. I could tell it was a mature buck and had great mass as soon as he stepped out. After looking him over for a long time I decided to let him walk as he was a main frame 8 point and was at the max distance for my muzzleloader. I didn’t want to risk a questionable shot. We watched the massive 8 point buck walk off the field and up a cut, saw more deer later in the morning, and Ramsey experienced an excellent first morning in the woods.

During the midday we hung at other stands and checked various spots on the farm. All day I couldn’t help but wonder if I had just let a great buck slip by me that morning. As the evening hunt approached I decided I needed a better look at the deer I’d seen earlier in the day. I had an extra blind in the truck and remembered a large brush pile that I thought I could hide the blind in.

Ramsey and I grabbed our gear and hiked to the back side of the farm, careful not to disturb any deer on our hike in. We set up the blind and settled in for the evening, knowing we were in good position if the buck walked back out of the cut he’d left in during the morning.

The action began from this location with the spotting of a few does and a mid 130-class eight pointer being the first to the field. We were enjoying the show when Ramsey turned and looked in the cut, excitedly whispering “Brandon there is a really, really big buck coming. I’m not going to move.” As I turned to look, the buck was closing in fast, but I immediately recognized the same mainframe 8. This was the buck we’d spotted earlier.

I gave him a quick look over with my binoculars and saw all the extra points he carried, plus one three inch droptine off his left base. Having never killed a droptine buck and seeing the three inches of bone on this one, I knew this was not only my chance, but a buck I had to get.

So I settled in and let the smoke roll out my muzzleloader. The shot was good and the buck bolted back into the woods, but I was confident he wouldn’t go far. After giving the buck some time, we left our spot to track him. It didn’t take long. He’d gone only a mere 50 yards.

Naturally, celebration ensued, though I was quick to remind Ramsey that not all hunting expeditions are met with this kind of success. Still we took photos and were proud of our kill. He may not be the biggest buck in the woods, but to get to introduce a friend to the sport of hunting in such a manner was ideal. We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome.

October 17, 2012

Episode 070 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 070! Things are getting crazy around
here...and that all means good things are on the way for 2013! Stick
with us and we'll get back to our longer shows soon. Don't forget to
keep Grandma Matchen in your thoughts and prayers this week!

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

October 09, 2012

Episode 069 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 069! We're back on our regular schedule
this week, and we want to thank everyone for their enormous support of
the podcast! We had a new record for listeners this past week, and you
all have our thanks for making that happen.

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

October 01, 2012

Episode 068 of the "Total Game Management" podcast from Moultrie is up now! You can access the podcast either through iTunes (just search for "Moultrie"), on our podcast website or you can use the player above. Please be sure to review us on iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 068! Hey, we're back! Things got a bit
crazy last week, but we're back for a great show this week. We're still
getting ready for the "Camera Question" show in a couple of weeks, so
get those questions in now!

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

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